1978Final results
1978 primary for Georgia House District 56
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
John S. Carpenter (D) won with 24.0% of the vote, defeating William C. Mangum (D) by 13.8 points.
John S. CarpenterDemocrat · winner
24.0%4,623
Joe J. JohnstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.0%4,237
William C. MangumDemocrat
10.2%1,967
Gaines GranadeDemocrat
9.9%1,902
Paul T. RobinsonDemocrat
9.1%1,758
Roger FullerDemocrat
7.7%1,484
Jessie IveyDemocrat
7.3%1,414
Gary E. FoldsDemocrat
6.0%1,153
Andy BellusoDemocrat
3.7%711
19,249 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET